AirportsFa'a'ā International Airport is a large airport serving Papeete, in (unassigned), French Polynesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PPT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PPT
- ICAO code
- NTAA
- City
- Papeete
- State or region
- (unassigned)
- Country
- French Polynesia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 17.5535° S, 149.6069° W
- Elevation
- 2 m (5 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,463 m (11,360 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PPT means Fa'a'ā International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NTAA. ICAO codes that begin with N belong to the South Pacific. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 17.5535° S, 149.6069° W. It stands 2 metres (5 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Pacific/Tahiti, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Fa'a'ā International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,463 metres (11,360 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 31 airports of French Polynesia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 3,463 m 11,360 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Moorea Temae AirportMoorea-Maiao | MOZ | 18 km |
| Huahine-Fare AirportFare | HUH | 179 km |
| Raiatea AirportUturoa | RFP | 218 km |
| Bora Bora AirportMotu Mute | BOB | 259 km |
| Maupiti Airport | MAU | 307 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,115 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,539 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 17,297 km | 21 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,370 km | 19 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,130 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,611 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,790 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,483 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,119 km | 7 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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